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The Auditory Midbrain: Structure and Function in the Central Auditory Pathway

Lindsay Aitkin

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1 Introduction.- 2 Setting the Scene: Patterns of Acoustic Inflow Through the Brain Stem.- 3 The Auditory Midbrain and Behavior.- 4 The Cytoarchitecture of the Mammalian Auditory Midbrain.- 5 Synaptic Structure and Physiology in the Central Nucleus.- 6 The Representation of the Cochlea Within the Auditory Midbrain.- 7 The Inferior Colliculus-Nexus of the Auditory Pathway.- 8 Discharge Characteristics of Units in the Auditory Midbrain.- 9 The Development of the Mammalian Inferior Colliculus.- 10 Neural Coding of Sound Location.- 11 The Auditory Midbrain and Acousticomotor Behavior.- 12 The Auditory Midbrain-Concluding Remarks.- References.- List of Common Abbreviations.

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Key concepts: Inferior colliculus, Midbrain, Neuroscience, Superior colliculus, Auditory system, Inferior Colliculi, Cytoarchitecture, Biology